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1. D

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. A

7. B

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9. A

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11. D

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1. What percentage of American adults are overweight?

A. 1/4

B. 2/4

C. 1/3

D. 2/3

Two-thirds of American adults are over their target weight. (Slide 20)

2. Too many people look for quick solutions for weight loss including:

A. Eating right

B. Exercising

C. Taking diet pills

D. Maintaining their weight

A 2006 study conducted by the University of Minnesota involving 2,500 teenage girls found that the use of diet pills had nearly doubled in the last five years and that by the time girls were 19 years old, 20 percent of them were using diet pills. (Slide 21)

3. Why doesn’t an effortless weight-loss method exist?

A. There are no easy answers & quick solutions

B. Scientists are inventing effortless methods

C. Effortless methods exist and work

D. All of the above

The FDA and FTC say the $30 billion weight-loss industry preys upon people looking for easy answers and who “find it hard to believe in this age of scientific innovations and medical miracles that an effortless weight-loss method doesn't exist.” (Slide 21)

4. How many calories equals 1 pound of fat?

A. 2,000

B. 2,500

C. 3,000

D. 3,500

A total reduction of 3,500 calories is required to lose a pound of fat. (Slide 22)

5. How many pounds per week do experts recommend losing?

A. 1/2 pound per week

B. 1 pound per week

C. 2 pounds per week

D. 3 pounds per week

Many experts recommend a goal of losing a pound a week. A modest reduction of 500 calories per day will achieve this goal, since a total reduction of 3,500 calories is required to lose a pound of fat. (Slide 22)

6. Why should you be skeptical of outrageous claim?

A. If it sounds too good to be true, it’s false

B. You shouldn’t be skeptical. Outrageous claims work

C. Magic, secret, breakthroughs aren’t too outrageous

D. All of the above

Forget about miracle pills and cures. Dieters yearn for pills and solutions that will burn, block, or flush calories, but there are no low-risk magic bullets for losing weight. (Slide 23)

7. What do the FDA and FTC advise you to stay away from?

A. Exercise

B. Diet patches

C. Low-fat foods

D. All of the above

Diet patches worn on the skin are not effective – some aren’t even safe. Over the years, millions of patches put out by different manufacturers have been pulled off the shelves by order of the FDA. (Slide 24)

8. What else does the FDA recommend to stay away from?

A. Glucomannan

B. Spirulina

C. Electrical muscle stimulators

D. All of the above

Glucomannan is a 500-year-old weight-loss secret from the Orient. Spirulina, a blue-green algae, works as well or as poorly as sugar pills. Electrical muscle stimulators are marketed for losing weight and toning the body. Intriguing hype, but where’s the proof? (Slide 25)

9. How many programs join a weight loss program every year?

A. 8 million

B. 16 million

C. 24 million

D. 32 million

Every year about eight million Americans join a commercial weight-loss program that promotes a liquid diet, special diet regimen, or some other form of special supervision. (Slide 26)

10. When do people eat for comfort? When they’re:

A. Happy

B. Dissapointed

C. Bored

D. All of the above

We use food as a psychological crutch—eating makes us feel good and we eat for comfort when we’re sad, anxious, bored, or disappointed. We also use food to reward our successes, celebrate special occasions, and enjoy the company of others. (Slide 27)

11. What is a smart way to lose weight?

A. Don’t overeat

B. Replace foods with more nutritious foods

C. Increase your level of exercise

D. All of the above

Losing weight can be summed up in three simple steps: 1) Don’t overeat. 2) Replace some of the less-nutritious high-calorie foods you enjoy with more nutritious substitutes. And 3) Increase your level of exercise. (Slide 28)

12. How often should someone exercise per week for smart weight loss?

A. 1 – 2 times, 30 min

B. 2 – 3 times for 30 min

C. 3 – 4 times for 30 min

D. 4-5 times for 30 min

If you exercise three to four times a week for at least 30 minutes, you’ll lose weight wisely. (slide 29)

13. Why can dining out lead to extra calories and pounds? Because most restaurants:

A. Offer small portions

B. Go overboard with fats & oils

C. Prepare foods high in protein

D. All of the above

Most restaurants go overboard using fats and oils. Protein and carbohydrates deliver 4 calories per gram eaten, but fats pack 8 to 9 calories per gram. (Slide 30)

14. How many hours of TV do children watch daily?

A. 1 - 2 hours

B. 3 – 4 hours

C. 5 – 6 hours

D. 7 – 8 hours

The average child watches three to four hours of television per day. Then there’s the Internet, computer games, reading, school, driving to and from activities, studying… It all means we spend most of our day sitting. (Slide 31)

15. What can a sedentary lifestyle increase your risk for?

A. Obesity

B. Physical fitness

C. Eye problems

D. All of the above

A sedentary lifestyle increases risk for overweight and obesity and many chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, type-2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and certain types of cancer. (Slide 32)

16. What exercising intensity level includes jogging and walking very fast?

A. Light

B. Moderate

C. Vigorous

D. All of the above

Vigorous activities include: jogging faster than 5 miles per hour, walking very fast, bicycling faster than 10 miles per hour, swimming laps, chopping wood, doing yard work very fast, lifting weights at a rate that makes you breathe hard, aerobics, and playing basketball or soccer. (Slide 33)

17. What are some ways to fit exercise into your day?

A. Find a fun activity

B. Exercise with a friend

C. Put exercise into your normal routine

D. All of the above

The benefits of exercise are too important to ignore. Virtually every excuse has solutions, so carve out 30 to 60 minutes for exercise in a 1,440 minutes day. (Slide 34)

18. What factors determine how many calories you should eat in one day?

A. Age, gender, size, & activity level

B. Hair, eye, & skin color

C. Head, foot, and hand size

D. All of the above

The USDA’s MyPyramid calculator helps you determine the calories a person of your age, gender, size, and activity level needs to eat on a daily basis to maintain a steady weight. (Slide 35)

19. If you decide to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, what must you do?

A. Eat only fat and protein

B. Eat the right type & amount of food

C. Use magic diet pills

D. All of the above

Moderation in your food quantities and in the diversity of foods you eat keeps you healthy. Too much quantity, too little quantity, too little variety -- extreme behaviors -- are all linked to health problems. (Slide 36)

20. What should you do to achieve and maintain a healthy weight?

A. Run a marathon

B. Use the internet 5-6 hours per day

C. Make daily exercise a consistent part of your life

D. All of the above

You must make daily (or near daily) exercise a consistent part of your life. You provide the will power to do what you now know you have to do. (Slide 37)

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